Palo Alto High School students will have the opportunity to answer environmental issue trivia questions tomorrow on the quad as part of the conclusion of the campus celebration of Earth Week.
Students who answer correctly will recieve a Slider Bar Cafe burger, according to Paly Environmental Initiative co-president Madeline Dahm.
“We are promoting Slider Bar for their use of humanely treated animal meat and organic, locally grown ingredients,” Dahm said.
Dahm hopes to involve all students on the Paly campus in raising environmental awareness and would like Earth Week to become a Paly tradition.
“We believe the earth deserves to be celebrated, and one day a year doesn’t suffice for all it has generously given us,” Dahm said.
This week marks the second year Paly Environmental Initative has hosted Earth Week activities. The club has been planning the event since January, according to co-president Michael Abrams.By hosting Earth Week, Abrams hopes to create a local approach in raising awareness of solving global problems related to conservation and the environment through small actions people make every day. “Starting with Palo Alto High School first, and encouraging students to make small changes in their daily routine, [we] can ultimately provide a starting point for people to reflect more on how they can help the environment,” Abrams said. “Every part of Earth Week is a component of emphasizing the little steps that add up.”From Tuesday through Friday, jewelry made from recycled materials will be sold in the quad during lunch, Abrams said.
“The jewelry will be soda cap bracelets, paper beaded bracelets, and paper clip necklaces,” Abrams said. “The collection was handmade entirely by Aida [Goma Petit] and Emily [Semba], and also by Charlotte Barry and Sara Billman.
Today, Paly mom Pacifia Chiang spoke about her personal experiences as a vegan and why it is important to help the Earth.
Students tie-dyed shirts during lunch Wednesday on the quad to celebrate Earth Week. According to Abrams, around 300 students participated in the tie-dying. Abrams believes that the event helped the overarching goal of Earth Week by encouraging the recycling and reusing of old clothes.
Club member Charlotte Barry, who helped out with facilitating the event, says that the tye-dying activity was a success. “I loved seeing the amount of people that showed up to be part of this event,” Barry said. “Everyone was having fun, no problems occurred, and the process ran really smoothly.”